The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 733 Teaching Piano
After hearing what the Queen said, Zhao Chen's mind suddenly flashed again with the prophecy of "avoiding the Jade Toad in the Sun will summon ghosts and spirits", and he couldn't help but think:
So this is the method to summon "ghosts"... Then if I meet the so-called "Jade Toad" by chance, I can communicate with this lady and ask her to give me protection, right?
Of course, the prerequisite is to "serve" her well and teach her how to apply the "Five Immortals' Spiritual Qi" to music...

As his thoughts turned, Zhao Chen made way for the seat in front of the piano and said courteously, "Madam, please play a piece of music. I will be able to assess your current level and then decide how to teach you."

The Queen did not move when she heard this. Instead, she asked inexplicably, "Do you really want me to play?"

"Of course I need to. As a 'teacher', I have to know the students' information, right?" Zhao Chen answered, but he had a bad feeling in his heart.

"This is what you asked for." After the Queen replied, she sat directly in the seat where Zhao Chen had just sat. Then her aura changed, and even her pair of almond-shaped eyes became fierce in an instant, causing Zhao Chen's eyes to twitch.

Fortunately, her plucking gesture when plucking the strings was quite standard, which made Zhao Chen relax and a smile appeared on his face. After all, from this move, it can be seen that the Queen's basic skills are still good.

However, after this "ghost" actually started to play, the smile on Zhao Chen's face "cracked" again, because although the other party had a solid foundation and skilled fingering, the music he played was not in tune in any way. It couldn't be said to be bad, but it was definitely not beautiful, as if he was born lacking the perception of "beauty".

This is worse than simply not being able to play the piano!
Is this a natural defect of "ghost"? Is she learning painting and piano to make up for her shortcomings in these areas?

Theoretically, relying on the "beauty of the Tao" can indeed solve this problem... No wonder she didn't say anything before, but after absorbing my magic power, she changed her attitude and gave me a ray of her vitality.

As his thoughts raced, Zhao Chen asked the Queen to stop for a moment and asked carefully, "Why don't you play according to the music score?"

Even if it is full of craftsmanship, it won't be so out of tune like this.

"Because it won't work... If I simply wanted to enjoy music, why didn't you play it for me instead of learning it myself?" Queen Zhong replied as a matter of course.

Then, she plucked the strings with her white fingers again, but this time she let some of the "Spiritual Qi of the Five Immortals" linger in it, and the effect of her playing was a little stronger than before - although it was still out of tune.

Seeing this, Zhao Chen said thoughtfully: "It seems that when teaching, you have to use up the mana you took from me throughout the whole process."

"Right... So starting from today, you need to come every night for teaching, and replenish my 'Five Immortals' Spiritual Qi' until I can play that piece of music at will.

"But as the queen, it's not good for me to let you stay in my palace... So, I will only keep you until midnight, and you can leave the palace on your own in the second half of the night.

"In return, I will answer one question for you every day." The Queen made the decision after a moment's thought.

It's as if leaving at midnight won't cause rumors... I can even imagine what my reputation will become!

Although he secretly complained, Zhao Chen did not refuse.

Firstly, considering the domineering nature of this lady, it would be useless to refuse;
Secondly, it is a rare opportunity to have a great man answer my questions every day, so how could I miss it?

Zhao Chen thought about it, and then asked tentatively: "Madam, can I ask today's question?"

Although he had asked about the "ghost" before, wasn't that the tuition for the piano lesson he promised? Now, the absorption of true energy had to be calculated separately.

The queen glanced at him with her almond-shaped eyes, and said with disdain: "No wonder your poem has the line 'Why do you wear gold and silver feathers?' You are really taking advantage of others...

"But I'm in a good mood today, so I won't argue with you... Ask!"

Zhao Chen completely ignored her previous words. After a little consideration, he asked, "I want to know, is it because of your support that His Majesty dared to plot against that person?" The Queen showed a little surprise when she heard this, and then said meaningfully, "You know a lot..."

But she immediately shook her head and said, "The agreement between the emperor and I only includes protecting Concubine Ning's safety within the palace, and does not involve anything else.

“He doesn’t know my details either…

"But there is indeed a 'Sheng Xuan' behind the emperor, and his condition is probably worse than mine. Otherwise, there would be no need to care about that lecherous monk who has lived from ancient times to the present."

I don't actually know much about you, don't act like we know each other well...

After Zhao Chen thought about it for a while, he finally confirmed that the emperor was indeed planning to deal with Yuan Tong Zhenjun, and he was a part of it.

Because his question itself presupposed a premise, and the Queen Mother did not refute it, which naturally meant that the premise was valid.

I just don’t know if the Queen Mother really didn’t notice it or was just too lazy to care.

At this time, Queen Zhong glanced at the clock, then stood up and stretched, then waved her hand and said:

"It's past midnight, and all the questions have been answered. Let's stop here for today."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Chen naturally would not stay in the Queen's bedroom, so after agreeing, he jumped directly from the top of the observation deck.

However, just as he was about to slowly descend to the ground with the "Mystical Mist", he heard the queen's slightly teasing voice: "By the way, Qing Ling is still waiting for you in Xuannv Palace, don't forget to keep the appointment."

My goodness, am I going to meet the Queen in the first half of the night and flirt with the Imperial Concubine in the second half?
Zhao Chen made a self-deprecating remark, but his body fell to the ground as lightly as a feather and then disappeared into the night.

……

On the city gate tower, the emperor looked at Zhao Chen's receding back, wondering what he was thinking. After a while, he told the eunuch beside him, "Go to the queen's bedroom. I have to find out why the queen values ​​him so much."

"Yes!" the young eunuch responded respectfully.

……

After recommending Zhao Chen to the Queen, Wang Qingling, wearing a new mask, returned to the Xuannv Palace she had rebuilt, waiting for Zhao Chen's arrival, intending to tell him the good news in person.

——However, she never expected that the Queen was unwilling to delay for even a day and started to "play" with it that night.

However, Wang Qingling couldn't wait any longer, so he had to meditate and practice seriously.

But at this moment, there was suddenly a noise coming from the palace gate.

At first Wang Qingling thought it was Zhao Chen who had arrived, but she soon found out that it was not him, because the person did not have the token she had given him!
A thief has come to the door!

(End of this chapter)